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MOUNT FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC ORv SIMILAR OBJEQTS. No. 538,616.

Patented Apr. 30, 1895.

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EDWARD WV. LUNDAHL, OF SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS.

MOUNT FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC OR SIMILAR OBJECTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 538,616, dated April30, 1895.

Application filed August 13, 1894 Serial No. 520,113. (lilo model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. LUNDAHL, of Somerville, county ofMiddlesex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement inMounts for Photographic or Similar Objects, of which the followingdescription, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

As it is very desirable to preserve photographs, cards, clippings, &c.,in permanent form, various means have been devised for accomplishingsuch object, in the well known scrap books of many varieties.

The added thickness imparted to each page of such a book by the objectsmounted thereon amounts to a considerable addition in the aggregate, andto overcome this and preserve the book as flat and compact as possible,the leaves are separated by one or more stubs adjacent the binding,according to the probable thickness of the objects to be mounted. Suchbooks are unsightly, however, and the methods of mounting the objectsare objectionable, particularly in the case of photographs. If the leafis slitted to receive the corners of the photograph, the latter cannotbe maintained smooth and flat, and great care must be exercised inmaking the slits. Onthe other hand, if an adhesive substance is appliedto the back of the object and it is thereby secured to the leafor page,the latter will bend or cockle, owing to the shrinkage of the adhesivewhen it dries, and it is impossible to make such a book lie flat andcompact, particularly in unskilled hands.

This invention has for its object the production of a mount forphotographs, cards, and the like, which overcomes the foregoingobjections and maintains the mounted object fiat and smooth withoutcockling, and which can be manipulated with ordinary care to producegood results.

their under faces whereby when turned overupon the edges of the objectto be mounted they will adhere thereto and retain it in place in theopening, substantially. as will be described.

Other features of my invention will be hereinafter described andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a plan View, partly broken out, of a mount embodying myinvention; and Fig. 2 is a section thereof on the line so at.

Referring to the drawings, I have shown the mount as consisting of aback a of card-board, paper, or other desired material, of suitablethickness and stiffness, having secured thereto on one or both faces afacing 19, the thickness of the latter being exaggerated in thedrawings. The facing is some thin, flexible material, preferably paper,secured to the back by an adhesive, or in other desired manner, and ithas one or more openings therein, somewhat smaller than andcorresponding in shape to the object to be mounted.

As shown in Fig. 1, the openings are rectangular, and the covering isdiagonally slit at the corners of such openings, as at b, to leave flapsb b the dotted lines 2, 3, indicating the limits of the portion of thefacing attached to the back, so that the flaps may be turned back onsaid dotted lines, as shown at b I).

An adhesive substance is applied to the under faces of the flaps, shownby the shading on the turned back flaps b, I), the substance becomingadhesive by the application of moisture or heat, or both.

In order to avoid any thickening of the mount by the photograph or cardwhen in place, I preferably form a recess or depression in the back asat a, to register with the opening in the facing b, the dotted lines 2,3, coinciding with the boundaries of the depression. The photograph a orother object to be mounted is placed in the depression a, the depth ofwhich is equal to or slightly in excess of the thickness of the object,and the adhesive surfaces of the retaining flaps 19 ,12 are moistenedwith the tongue or otherwise, and said flaps are then turned over andpressed upon the edges of the object, adhering thereto, and aninspection of the left-hand end of Fig. 2 will show that the flaps arein the plane of the facing b, so that no thickening of the mount takesplace. As the adhesive on the retaining flaps dries, the latter shrinkslightly and so stretch out smoothly the object o, retaining it firmlyand securely in place.

While I have shown in the drawings a page or leaf which may be boundwith similarones in book form, it is obvious that it might be usedequally well alone, and though four similar and equal objects may bemounted on each side of the mount shown, it is also obvious that theinvention is not restricted thereto, as the mount could be adapted forone object, or for a plurality of objects of different sizes or shapes,on one or both of its sides, as desired.

Various embellishments may be added, as for instance, the outer side ofthe flaps may be colored to contrast with the main portion of the facing11, and the contrasting color extended beyond the flaps, as at d, Fig.l, to give the appearance of a mat around the mounted photograph, &c.

This invention is particularly adapted for unmounted photographs,holding them securelyin place without any bending or cockling of themount.

If desired theback beneath the retaining flaps may be oiled or waxed, toprevent any accidental adhesion of the flaps thereto.

My invention is not restricted to the exact construction and arrangementherein shown, as changes may be made therein without departing from thespirit or scope of my invention.

I claim-- 1. A mount for photographs, consisting of a back, and a facingsecured thereto having an opening in it to expose the back, the freeedges of the facing about the opening forming retaining flaps, andhaving an adhesive applied to their under faces, whereby when turnedover upon the edges of the object to be mounted they will adhere theretoand retain. it in place in the opening, substantially as described.

2. A mount for photographs, consisting of a back having a depressiontherein to receive

